Twilight by Stephenie Meyer, is a great book. Once I started reading this book, I couldn’t put the book down. For those of you who haven’t read it, I strongly recommend this book. It’s wonderfully written and I don’t think I will find a better book out there. Check out what Natalie, who introduced me to this book, has to say about Twilight. When I first found out that the book was going to be made into a movie, I was excited, but at the same time, I felt that I would be disappointed. At first, when I heard that there was going to be a movie, the casts weren’t chosen yet, and I didn’t really want a movie version of the book. Most of the times, books are written first and later made into a movie. Moreover, I had my own visions of the characters. The beauty of a book is that you can always use your imagination. So basically, I had the perfect Edward (one of the main characters) in my head and I didn’t want it to be ruined. On the other hand, I was excited that there’s going to be a movie because I like to see different interpretations of the book. For example, I read the fourth series of Harry Potter and later watched the movie. The movie turned out to be good and I wasn’t disappointed. This is not a great example because before I read the fourth book, I watched the previous movies; therefore I had a clear and concrete picture of the characters. To be clearer, the characters were REAL people. Going back to Twilight, this is the first book and there weren’t real people to represent the characters. So when I was reading the book, unlike Harry Potter, the characters were imaginary, perfect, yet unreal. But now that they have chosen all of the casts and started filming, I can’t wait for the movie to come out. I am pretty satisfied with the casts, although I didn’t really imagine the characters to look like them. List of the casts:

  • Kristen Stewart as Isabella Swan (At first, I didn’t think she suited Bella, but later, I changed my mind. She does look like a Bella to me)
  • Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen (Acceptable, but not very vampire-looking.)
  • Billy Burke as Charlie (Bella’s Dad)
  • Ashley Greene as Alice (Almost fits my picture of Alice, but not quite)
  • Nikki Reed as Rosalie
  • Jackson Rathbone as Jasper
  • Kellan Lutz as Emmet
  • Peter Facinelli as Carlisle
  • Cam Gigandet as James
  • Taylor Lautner as Jacob Black
  • Elizabeth Reaser as Esme

“To conclude, I would like to make a few comments about Rob and Kristen, who are the true heart of this movie. First, they are both amazing actors. Second, they are channeling Edward and Bella like nobody’s business. Third, you might want to bring a paper bag to the movie, because their on-screen chemistry may cause hyperventilation. That is all.” –Stephenie I have posted a picture of the Cullen Family (taken from Stephenie Meyer’s website)

(Left to Right: Jasper, Rosalie, Esme, Edward, Carlisle, Alice, Emmet) Cullens